notre dame circling the wagons around their trophy finalist but the question still unanswered was he part of the huge hoax or the victim of it? so many questions tonight about the notre dame football star who reduced the death of his girlfriend to push him and his team to greatness on the field we know now that she'd ever existed at all. we know that now. at notre dame university... >> they say they answered a lot

of the questions about a bomb shell you can almost literally field here, a wildly popular linebacker who rose to national prominence in large part because of a powerful painful story the victim notre dame officials now insist of someone's cruel and elaborate hoax. there's a lot of tragedy here. there's a lot of sorrow here but this thing i am most sad aboutthe thing i almost said about is... sorry. briefly losing his composure tonight notre dame's athletic director talking about someone he says was just too trusting and honest and a woman who was never real. the most trusting human being i have ever met i will never be able to trust the same way again in my life that is an incredible

tragedy the woman his suppose it online girlfriend who we were led to believe died of leukemia in september around the same time he lost his grandmother the powerful narrative of a double tragedy for a star linebacker trying to lead his team to victory widely reported never questioned until it website took a closer look and found the truth, that the girlfriend simply did not exist. he followed that revelation with a statement admitting that he had never met her this is incredibly embarrassing to talk about... that's how it begins. he goes on to explain meeting a woman on line, they were chatting on-line phone conversations with somebody he said... this was a very

elaborate and very sophisticated hoax. perpetrated for reasons we cannot fully understand but had a certain cruelty at its core. based on the exchanges that we were able to see between some of the people who perpetrated it. the university says it went as far as to hire private investigators to look into this no questions or qualms about his story they say the rest of it is his to tell and he may speak publicly about this as soon as tomorrow. a quick question for you in the report on dense been there was discussions about other reports from various media about meeting

this person face-to-face in may be a stanford parking lot, in hawaii and the address on that in the news conference? there were reports in particular about the meeting in stanford that was discussed here in some detail and it seems to be an issue of semantics mark they say that when taylor talked about meeting this woman he met her online never face to face. the south bend tribune had reported that the meeting in the parking lot that took place in 2009 and i believe that was before they were even ask a question he told me that or something along those lines. maybe we will get a

little bit clearer of a pitcher. marks a welcoming news conference is not till tomorrow morning but already he is putting his staff together hitting the ground running as he tries to revitalize the stagnant bears offense and he will be fully engaged in that offense as he was in montreal when he won two titles in two years the minnesota native has extensive nfl experience to he has worked with a long list of high-profile successful quarterbacks according to former and i use start and chicago bear gear will flow play for him in montreal he is pretty good at it. he is very aggressive he wants to move the ball he wants to move fast he wasn't a knee-jerk reaction type of cholera. everything was

calculated. levy is not here anymore. i played when coach gibbs came into washington that's one thing i will say he tends to settle the players he walks into that meeting room and he says we are doing things differently we are changing the tone. it goes both ways matt actually called him a while ago he thinks it's a good choice by the bears and he has a lot of company in that regard most bears fans we spoke to today say they're willing to give the coach a fair shot others are either not so sure about him or the higher in general what you think about hiring a guy who's played coach in the canadian football league for the last

four-six years. canadian football league? haiti has a pedigree in the nfl so we will see. i think it's better than anything we have had a long time i feel like he is strong in what he does in t. will bring those skills with him to chicago. we will see how it all plays out for the coach. i will say he has a good reputation as a team builder he is a lawyer he is written a book about the market i think he's going to be certainly different than all lovey. a plan by president obama the biggest gun control plan in decades but it's generating heavy resistance we are here with a look at the bulk of the proposal the president

sang whatever way he has with lawmakers he will use it if it tackles gun violence today he ruled out his plan which has a price tag of $500 million. president obama footing his signature on 23 executive orders today all meant to address a gun-control in month of talk less byled by vice president joe biden about what can be done after the new town connecticut school shooting it includes researching the causes of gun violence encouraging more school safety officers tracing guns in criminal investigation and the rest more controversial plan is in the hands of congress. i'm calling on congress to pass some very specific proposals right away. first it's time for congress to require a universal background check for anyone trying to buy a gun of course

the gun debate also stirs up the mental health debate doctors can ask patients whether they own a gun and remind them to report any threats of violence the proposal generating some support but likely not enough. this will be difficult. there will be pundits and politicians and special interest lobbyists publicly warning of a tyrannical all-out assault on weapons. while the president may have been surrounded by support there is plenty of high resistance after the new town shooting the national rifle association argues part of the answer would be armed security officers at

schools not banning assault weapons or limiting gun capacity today the group issued this statement: as people begin to look at how the public engages i think we're going to be fine i think the second and then is going to survive this. the president must first get the support of his own party not expected to be easy house majority leader senator kerry reid is a gun owner himself. local gun owners and not praising obama's decision will

this proposed gun legislation make a difference in our area it all depends on who you ask. at illinois gun works bullets are flying like they do every night at the shooting range and so were gun owners opinions about the president's legislation. in illinois we already go through a lot of background checks, when you fill out the form they ask you if you have any mental issues. we go through a lot of checks already and there is still a three day waiting period. he has six maybe seven guns for sale right now he credits politicians for making sales so brisk. they say the

president's proposed legislation squeezes the wrong people and threatens the constitution he also says it makes the price of guns go up and the availability of guns go down. i almost needed a switchboard today there are so many people that are asking us what the laws are why should i do what can and can't i do a law enforcement in chicago feels differently they praised him for acting quickly chicago had the highest homicide rate in the nation last year gary mccarthy welcomes the stricter gun laws. people talk about stricter gun laws you have to understand they have to be designed to prevent illegal guns from getting into people's hands it's about the illegal guns that's where we are getting lost here. county

officials are introducing different consequences a $1,000 fine for any of reported lost, stolen or transferred firearm it's frankly embarrassing that everyone in the government is taking this long. so many gun owners say that they want to enforce the laws that are already on the books. the trouble for a big airplane the major embarrassment for the chicago-based boeing another chicago area school district on strike but there are signs

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have cold air on the move tonight it's been a beautiful day at least to start. the lake cool air was charging in our direction announced by the arrival of these clouds the snows are pretty much out of fear they introduce a brief cool shock that comes into the picture tomorrow this is a pattern where the jet stream crosses from russia and siberia and it blows into our area. here is where the coal there is these are high temperatures today we made it to 36 below is coming southward

tonight dropping the wind chill 29 below at international falls. look at some of these wind chills of by hudson bay temperatures on the thermometer are down 17-23 degrees from duluth much of the country actually was warmer today than it was 24 hours ago. we have a big messy storm passing south of us in the next 24 hours humidity is that 75 percent look at the southern flank of this cold air and the wind chills that will be produced later tonight. the air

mass for this cool air push is just making it into the country here is the flow in from canada that really delivers the cold. this will be the coldest air of the winter we are running 6.1 degrees above the 142 year average the 11th warmest winter today that we have had going since 1871 for the entire season

it has only snow immeasurably only five days. there is a big storm passing south of us it traps a lot of the moisture that might otherwise move up into our direction. this is expected to turn to snow as far south as mississippi. these are flood advisories in winter storm warnings and watches which includes our nation's capital were tomorrow afternoon and evening it may snow 2-4 in.. we are missing snow to the south and to the north and despite the chill it will not be selling here. we may introduce some snow next week once the cold air is

here. tonight: the strange winter of 2012 and 2013 pretty amazing but we will get a chill the next week could to see you guys. is the nri politicizing the president's children? criticize themcriticism and praise for a new television ad.

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three officers have been put on administrative leave and they're conducting their own investigation. the teachers union has reportedly agreed to accept a proposal put forth by a mediator the school says that the district is facing a revenue proposed contract there are some 4000 students chicago mayor rahm emanuel is accepting applications to replace sandy jacksonjackson online applications will be accepted starting friday one requirement is community involvement and engagement. a woman somehow becomes a wedged between two buildings. wedged between

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control and democrats say that the nra went too far with their ad criticizing the president's proposal within 12 hours before they unveiled their new plan for gun-control advocates for the second amendment had already launched a pre-emptive strike. the national rifle association released this that calling attention to the secret service and his daughters at their private school. the spot echoing the group's proposal for arms police armedarmed police officers house democratic leader nancy pelosi heading into a hearing on a new gun restrictions said

that the ad crosses a line. completely inappropriate to involve the president's children they have protection because of national security. it's really inappropriate. it's just a disgrace. >> other say that the debt amounted to intimidation. that kind of ad i think is dangerous. irresponsible chance this is not your grandfather's nra there was also outraged over at the white house most americans agree that the president's children should not be used as pawns in a political fight but to go so far as to make the safety of the president's children the subject of an attack ad is repugnant and cowardly. this is the side of the century and i need you on

board with the nra now more than ever. this ad is getting mixed but massive reviews online. many of you have contacted on facebook to share your opinions. we have some chilly air coming in during the day tomorrow. j-lo of colder air that has occurred

thermometer readings down to 8 below zero at international falls and 19 at minneapolis. this is a look at where this snow will fall down to the south of us heavy in the mountains and look at this snow on the upper midwest. for us there is a big canadian high we jumped ahead monday and monday night that big guy comes southport but look at this little system that the

afternoon weather services picked up on that brings a little bit of snow into the area as you can see right here 27 tomorrow and 41 friday. only nine on monday some chilly weather. a scary moment in portland oregon firefighters rescued a woman who was stuck between the walls of two buildings for several hours on sure of exactly how she got their but witnesses said they saw her climbing a second store wall in the middle of the night and she apparently fell between the two buildings she is in fair condition at the hospital.

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began. we will be here tomorrow in the morning we will hear marks ideas for the restructuring of the bears' offense. tressed men staff is coming together as they report on his coaching ability coming in from all directions. levy smith never got his offense going in nine years here in chicago but that will not be a concern for marked he is the guy

that one moment he may be down in the offense getting a wide receiver 10 minutes later to look up and he is down on defense getting those guys so he's very detail oriented he knows everything that's going on will says he is a laid-back guy but he can be aggressive he will let you know when things go wrong he is highly organized as for the type of offense the bears will have. it will be similar to what you saw in philadelphia you will see some more vertical shots down the fields. he allows himself to be coached up a little bit. his throwing motion, mechanics. met for today can get out of the back but they will use them as a receiver the new orleans saints line coach is the new bears'

offensive coordinator and joe comes over from the cowboys as special teams coach. brandon marshall told the sun * he would love to hire him. we expect to hear more about this job dropping situation tomorrow when he himself addresses it he lost his grandmother into girlfriend to a cancer on the same day last september only as has been reported today the girlfriend never existed, she was a hoax it elicited momentum for his high and campaign and money for leukemia research today taylor said in a statement that he met this girl on line he never saw her in person in that he is the victim again more details tomorrow but the notre dame community is squarely in his corner on this one. in many ways he was the perfect mark because he is a guy who is so

willing to believe in others and so ready to help i want to stress as someone who has probably been as engaged in this as anyone in the past couple of weeks that nothing about what i have learned has shaken my faith in him one iota. the bulls doing some serious boozing in toronto tonight carlows had 25 in the first half and still pumping late in the game it went to overtime they have a 19. third quarter lead. a three-point lead and it was tied on the final possession they go to low walls saying the bulls when it won 07- 1 05 boozer had 36 and 12 which is the season high for him the cubs warming up to this

weekend's convention by serving up males to hungry marines spring training is just over three weeks away. they have added some pieces in the off- season jet says just because they are rebuilding doesn't mean they can compete right now. behind the scenes regardless of the results there is progress being made. that's the news for this wednesday night we are happy you shared your time with us.

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